Rapid-file letter-file or document-holder



W. KIRCHNER.

RAPID FILE LETTER FILE 0R DOCUMENT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED Aue.12,'191'9.

I l IIIIIIIIIIII)IIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIDIEIIIIIII IIIIIIIIDIUIIIII)IJIIIIITIDID)IIIIIIIIDIIIYA Unire srnrns rerun WILHELM Kincnnnn, or s'rE'rT'IN, GERMANY.

RAPID-FILE LET'TEarILn ortY DocUMENT-HQLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1,9420.

Application ned August 12, 1919. serial No. 317,056.

To all ywhom t may concern: f

Be it known that l, lV'ILHnLM KIRCHNER, a subject of the Republic Germany, residing at the city of Stettin, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Rapid-File vLetter-File or Document-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My inventionrelates to a rapid file, letterk file or document holder forr filing letters,

documents and` the like.

Files of the kind mentioned are already known, with which the filing .members are flexible from the point at which they are' secured to the file to their extreme end and which may bev separated in their middle and again' coupled together by means of strong, detachable lock. The chief advantage of this kind. of file rconsists therein thatbe easily bent down when required. They l thus combine flexibility witha verticall erectness. The said spirals, furthermore,

allow of a very simple and reliable lock or coupling inthe middle of the filing members, where these are separated; such coupling preferably consists of a pin secured to the one end of the spiral and fitting into the other end in such a manner thatV it may be introduced only after the last turns'of the spiral have been opened. When the pin has been introduced and the spiral wire is released, these last spiral turns will close up again and securely hold the pin;Y so that the latter cannot be drawn out without the same last turns being again opened. lf it be attempted to withdraw the pin without opening the said turns, the latter will even clasp the pin more tightly, the more the pin is pulled. Owing to its even, circular section the spiral will, besides, allow of shifting the sheets or leaves more easily.

The feature ofthe present invention consists in the filing members beino' made of metal spirals which are, at one end secured orotherwise connected to the file cover so.,

thatthey pass clear through a part of the same while at their other end they are free These` or, if desirable, tted Kwith butto-ns. spirals are dividedl intermediate-.their ends,

and at the point'where they .areseparated a coupling is VAprovided to allow rof the thus' separated portions being again coupled together. YThis coupling isV obtained in the' s ormoni. i'

follow-ing manner: Y Into the end of the one Y piece of thelspiral is tightly fitted aV pin; this pin is of such diameter that it may be inserted into the Aend of the opposite piece of spiral only after the last turns of the latter have been opened a little; when once thus insertedit can also be only withdrawn again after the said last turns have beenv likewise opened.

ln the accompanying drawing a file ac- A ,y cordmg to the present invention is illu'sv trated.

. Figure` l vis a sectional view showing thev le and the covering bar in section.

Fig. 2 is a top view showing the filing members (the spirals) in section.

Fig. Sis an lenlarged view of the` cou-j pling. l y ln these drawings a is" theV file cover, b is the part of the cover lorgsupportto which` theflling members, therspirals'c, 0 are se-l cured. 1 f This may be obtained by passing. the said, spirals 0,0 through holes d, d in the cover?) and engaging Va small plate e inthe lastf turn of theV spiral. The plate e may also be-sunk into the cover b. When thus fitted the spirals will standl erect on the cover the plate e acting as a foot bearing vagainst the 1s the covering bar, having holesL cover.

g, YVf/v through which the spirals c, c pass.`. Then the filing of a paper or papers hasvv been effected, the spiral members may be -bent down ontothe covering bar fvby means on the spirals.

-wliich under such pull will close up, Will cling inore and more tightly tothe pin inserted into it. For undoing the Coupling the spiral has to beragain slightly e'untwisted, so that vit is slightly vwidened, until thefpin may be vWithdrawn. 1

. yBesides 'the hole's g, g in cover member j' throughffwhich the spirals c, 0 pass, further holes m, m' are-provided communicating with holes g, g by slots Z Z; these hOl'es vm, m arefof such diameter that the buttons 71, z' will freely pass through them.

The 0b] ect of this arrangeinentisto enable the covering bar 'to be lifted oil ythe spirals. The buttons z', ,011 the spirals, which are intended yto prevent the covering bar from slipping off, are off such a size, that jthey will pass freely-through the holes m, m but not v'through the holes g, g. The bar may therefore lbe passed Aover ltheY buttons with the holes m, 'm While it will be retained by said buttOnsWhen moving with the holes This allows fof `filing or removing; sheets from the top of the file without undoing the coupling, by merely removing the covering bar. n

The operation of filing sheets is very simple: The one `half of the spirals c, cr

is slightly turned in the direction of 'the twist, so that the spiral is thereby slightly widened.'l Therefore the pins 7c, are released andfthe spirals c, c may be withdrawn. Y The spirals c, c will noWbe standing erect von the cover ready to receive ythe sheets'to be'filed, vvhichmay be done Without'rthe-spirals having to be heldjup. The pins 7:, 7c are then again inserted into the spirals c', c after slightly unt'ivisting these,Y

and `the coupling is closed. Sheets are removed 'from the `file by performing the kj ust described operation-'s inthe opposite-order.

yVhenrthe 'filled le yis opened like a book, for "turning over the various sheets filed ltherein on reading` frein them, the small slides 7L, /L will allow sufficient play to the spirals so that all sheets may be? inspected over their Whole area. u

Afterthe file has again been closed,

a slight pressure on the bar will be suiimember consisting ref Yt-vvo sections detach-'- ably'connectedtogether. v

2. In anl arrangement for lfiling letters',

documents and printed matter lthe conibi- Y nation offastiff cover lwith'metal spirals. as

Y filing members for the sheets-tothe, iledfsaid spirals attached at Oneenddto said cover-and` standing erect thereon land 'consisting vof two sections coupled by means of afdetachable coupling.

3. In an `arrangement for kfiling letters,.

documents and :printed :matter the combina tion lof a stiff 'cover with :metal spirals yas filing members :for the sheetslto befiled,-sa1d spirals lattached at `one Iend @to said cover and standing erect thereon and consisting of two alinost'equal sections 'coupled by :means :of i a detachable coupling consistingcofiapinfitted into 'the one sectioniandof such a diameter that it will just ft into the oppositesection.

4. In 'an arrangement for .filing letters, documents 4and printed matter the combination of 'a stiff cover'with metal spirals as filing members .for the .sheets to be .'iled, saidspirals attached at one endtopsaid lcover and ystanding` erect on said cover mnd having buttons-on their cfree ends, -and'za covering bar having holes for receiving the ,said

Yspirals and slots .communica'ting with :said

holes and terminating sin ilarger holes through which "the 'buttons l cani pass.

In testimony whereof rI-"fhav'e affixed my signature rin presence-olf :two Witnesses.

WILHELM rrr-normen.

Witnesses Frau FANNX THoMmNsKr,

GREN. Afrso BR'oNER. 

